Brief Life History of John Sharpless
When John Sharpless Lightbrown was born on 1 January 1838, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Lightbown, was 24 and his mother, Margaret Ingham, was 19. He married Sara Ann Tegardine on 12 March 1870, in United States. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Hyde Park Township, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 11 May 1903, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (15)
- John Lightbourn in household of John Bolton, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Sharpless Lightbrown - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Sharpless Lightbrown
- John S. Lightbown, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1838–1903 Male
1837–1888 Female
Parents and Siblings
1813–1896 Male
1819–1890 Female
Siblings (7)
1835–1911 Female
1838–1903 Male
1840– Male
1842– Female
1844– Male
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World Events (8)
1843
Age 5
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade
Age 10
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English liht ‘light’ (Old English lēoht) + bond(e) ‘unfree tenant, serf’ ( see Bond ), the sense of liht here being perhaps ‘cheerful’ or ‘active’ ( compare Lightbody ).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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